Liverpool’s season went from bad to worse this weekend as they suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Alan Pardew’s Newcastle United, who secured a 1-0 victory thanks to a goal from Ayoze Perez.
In all the midsts of frustration, one man was isolated for criticism once again after another less than stellar performance from £16m striker Mario Balotelli. The Italian failed to find the net once again and returned late for kick-off in the second-half, all of which accumulated in frustrated Liverpool fans across the globe.
That said, there was also a lot of anger vented at manager Brendan Rodgers as the pressure begins to mount upon the Irishman.
Can someone tell me what Rodgers was smoking when he thought balotelli and lambert can contribute
— Dizzy_Gooner (@BrianFooli) November 1, 2014
Rodgers “We’re missing 80% of last season’s goals”, just as well you didn’t buy lambert, lallana, balotellI, markovic, origi, can ..oh,wait
— Ben Leader (@bundlegunner) November 1, 2014
Balotelli brings nothing to the game or the Liverpool team..
— G A V (@GavinMcBay_1) November 1, 2014
Balotelli put more effort into his front flip from the tackle than he has put in all season
— Billy Hampson (@billyhampson3) November 1, 2014
Rodgers could have bought Sanchez, Eto’o and Remy and instead chose Lambert, Markovic and Balotelli #LFCProblems
— Rowan Lee (@Row4nLee) November 1, 2014
Rickie Lambert has to be worth a go. Balotelli looks less interested than normal this afternoon and that’s saying something! #LFC
— Kevin Palmer (@kpsundayworld) November 1, 2014
Mario Balotelli’s chance conversion rate over those 20 EPL games is just 2.1%.
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) November 1, 2014
